DETOUR AHEAD…… WITH MORNING CHAI KI CHUSKI….FROM THE HEART OF A PROUD FAMILY PHYSICIAN WHILE GOING THROUGH NEWSPAPERS TODAY MORNING,I READ REPORTS ABOUT INCREASING INCIDENCE OF CARDIAC AND OTHER LIFESTYLE DISEASE POST COVID. SURPRISINGLY BUT OBVIOUSLY ALL THE QUOTES WERE FROM SUPERSPECIALIST OR SPECIALIST. NONE FROM THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN! WHILE WE TALK ABOUT THE RISING INCIDENCE OF LIFESTYLE DISEASES, VIRAL FEVERS, POST COVID ISSUES, PREPAREDNESS FOR FUTURE VIRAL OUT BREAKS ETC, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT PREVENTION, PROPER LIFESTYLE, AND ALONG WITH ALL THE ROBUST AND EFFICIENT PRIMARY CARE IN THE COUNTRY. IN A COUNTRY LIKE THIS INDIA, THERE IS A DIRE NEED TO STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE PRIMARY CARE AND HAVE MORE NUMBER OF GOOD QUALIFIED PRIMARY CARE FAMILY PHYSICIANS. WE HAVE GOT 2 SITUATIONS, IN THE VILLAGE THERE IS LESS AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY STILL REMAIN A CONCERN WHERE IT ...
